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Antique Aluminum Body 1/8 Nitro Car

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Picked this up today and could really use some help tracking down the components of this car. The previous owner, who owned a hobby shop in Ontario, Ca way back when, told me that the body and exhaust are hand made one of a kind, which is why I couldn't find one online. He told me that bitd, 1970 +/-, kits were sold as components mostly. So you would buy this suspension kit and that engine and a rear diff/ trans from somewhere, etc. He said he purchased this car on the suggestion of his father-in-law, who is some famous custom rc car builder of the time, and he doesn't know the brands or origins of all the components. He said the 2 speed rear diff/trans was a big deal back then. He mentioned that there is a book called "Miniature Race Cars" or something to that effect that describes and lists all the different components available back then. The history behind some of this stuff is awesome! :mrgreen:
So from what I can see for myself, I think the wheels are from Dynamic Models and the engine is a Taipan. It wouldn't surprise me to find the super thick phenolic chassis is a handmade piece. The suspension was supposedly a kit. I have no idea of the maker of the rearend. Any one who has any info or sources of info or even a point in the right direction would be greatly appreciated.
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Some more pics
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That's freakin' awesome
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I forgot to add in my original post--- The car weighs 6 lbs, 9.2 ounces and the body alone weighs just a hair over 1 lb.

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Holy crap, that is SWEET! :shock: :shock: :shock:

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I went thru my books and some are too old, some too new. This one by the legendary George Siposs in ‘74 is the closest I found to your era. Couple pics for you
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Looks like it wants to be a 1968 STP Indy Car
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That "gearbox in that second pic looks like the same one in this car. I'm debating on removing it to see if I can find a brand or # or something on it that isn't exposed. Scary doing anything to a car like this---don't want to damage anything. I'm going to come up with a good sound game plan before I touch it. I would love to polish the body and exhaust. :mrgreen:

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It looks like the same suspension too. :shock:

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Yeah there is no reference to a brand on those pics either :-(
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True, but it does verify for me that the suspension was a store bought component and not home made. Now I just need to find name brands of the day. I see alot of time in front of the computer in my near future. The info is out there somewhere. I just have to find it. :D

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Well, the book was easy enough to find. "Vintage Miniature Race Cars". $150 bucks used and $430 new :!: :?: :!: :?: Holy crap. I don't even know if it has the info I'm looking for. The library here doesn't have a copy. I already looked :lol:

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All my books are ex-library so I wouldn’t doubt most of them suffered the same fate. Might check some of the groups on Facebook
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Have a look at the Ra/Car literature. See if the identification lines up.
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Re: Antique Aluminum Body 1/8 Nitro Car

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I've seen more pictures of the car but this is the only clear pictures I can locate readily. On the far right.

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